New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-26
Nix. MARITIME DISTURBED.
A DESPERATE MANEUvRE IN THE SHARP
CASE

CASE.
MHY WAS BoURKI c, csRAN BROUGHT INi-JoHN
GRAHAMs VIGOROUS vIEws-MR. ARKELIs
JUDGE"
SARATOGA, July 70 Especially District Attorney
Nartue passed through Saratoga on his way to Lake
George on Saturday. He will return to New-York
In time to be present tomorrow at the argument
for stay of the sentence upon Jacob Sharp before
Judge Potter think that Mr.. Me rtine feels pro-
foundly disturbed about the possible issue OF Mr..
6tokney's motion He WIS reluctant to talk about 1t
much. though he said lie thought Bourke Cockrans
appearance In the case introduced the dangerous
element OF politics. A Nev-York N thoroughly
familiar with the declares that Mr. Cochran was
retained not last Wednesday, as the defence inti-
mated, but directly after the jury brought In the ad
worse veruiet, and that the sum OF $lJO.OOO was
placed In his hands. asked Mr.. MARITIME ii he know
anything about this and he said he had heard It, too,
though he could not conceive how such corruption
fund could be need at this stage OF
the 1t easily seen that the story bad I'm
pressed him and that he feared Sharp had contrved
some way OF escaping Sing Sing. the execution of
which co1d better be entrusted to strong political
agency than to Mr. Stickney and Mr.. Parsons.
II 10 reported that the fee paid MIR. Cochran was
$4,000. Why he should be Drought into the case
anyhow Is a mystery. Certainly he is not known as
IN acute lawyer deeply versed 10 tho statutes aud
fami lar Nth preoedents For the purposes OF argu-
ment bore court the object OF which Is to convince
. fudge that legal has been committed upon tho
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ordinarily have been seected. Either Mr. Sicknsy
Mr.. Parsons Is regarded as tar more skitnl and
learned In fact Mr. Psrsouss forte Is that OF an ap-
pelate lawyer Had Mr.. Cochran teen retained to
bambooze the jury With his lowers OF rhetoric HE
brilliant oratory and his pathetic appeals to gym
patty, the tness OF things would have sesmed to DO
served. But 10 hire him to show Judge legal reasons
for given action in 90 complicated case as this
seems unnatural Judge Potter was in Saratoga just
before he won't down to NewYork to cit in Chambers
Il thraa ~ NV -nf
aye and will therefore shortly retire from the bench
John Graham. who was Jsehne's principal counsel,
10 stopping at the Grand Union. Somethng ais his
Sose and he says the doctor; have :0d n% snsI
about the Doodle cases aud does not hesitate to
express bis views Judge Barrett 10 the mo.t vgor-
too vulgar to reproduce in prut He says that Jashne
was sacrificed. and b.smes IL all upoa Lawyer New
eomoe who be Declare tod HIN that Suag ., Ssrrest
Barrett to rule against everything and to raise
hundreds OF Other points during the Trial tnan those
that were passed on This course woutd have been
certain to get us the sympathy Of the jury. wac
could not have failed to that no was partial and
unjust. also wanted to show mp Byrne, aud the
District-Attorney's office. But Newcoiube would
allow mono OF this"
Itis a pity that Newoombe did not allow it. In
spector Byrnes I'D of some things he had IN
store in case this line Of conduct had been pursued
and it would have been interesting affair had
1t come on. Graham Is an odd sight he is oil OF one
shape from bis head to his heels. He wears brown
wig and glasses. Having no neck whatever he Is
compelled t., do without collar, and instead wears
rolling linen kerchief formed into what IN feminine
apparel 10 called q v-shaped corsage. HE coat Ia
sack reaching 10 his knees and his 1eet are adorned
with squaretoed patentlealher boots with light cloth
uppera
been stopping at Mount McGrogor. where he owns
considerable property. He says that his como weekly
made $4,000 tor him last year. On september 10
1t wll start German edition. He recently Instituted
an inquiry among his readers as 10 their candidate
for the Presidency, and found that Blaine was so
largely the tavorite that he will be compelled II ne
considers their W shes to urge his domination -
have candidate OF nv own" he said. Ind am dis
posed to favor in The Judge whoDever my readers
prefer. Mr.. blaines popularity 10 amazing"
SHARP WEAKER AS USUAL BEFORE TRIAL DAY.
Jacob Sharp's fate may be decided to-day. Tho
argument Is not likely to be delayed further. Coun-
sci on both sides have been working hard and say
that they are ready. The defence arc very hopeful
that w. Bourke Cockran's eoquence will help them
through Mr.. Cochran and Peter Mitchell have been
eating the case of Witness Nathans, who re-.
fused testify before the legislative cOnitteo, ana
who arrested and tried for his refusal TO answer
His trial took place before Justice Barrett and no
was convicted The lawyers will argue that the fact
ned Sharp In believing that he must answer as wit
ness before the Senate Committee ~,
sharps physician yesterday said that ais nsf,Snt
his grandson George, called on him. IL Sharp enter
tans any expectations Of the success OF ms
TODAY, he has kept quiet about IL, as no mas sau
nothing whatever about what he thinks VIII DO tpo
result'of todays proceeding warden neatnS s. VINO O
end said yesterday that he was going down 70 near
Cochran speak to-day.